Air tickets to Sabah, S'wak for Kaamatan, Gawai not exceeding RM300, says Transport Minister

The price of one-way air tickets from Peninsular Malaysia to Sabah and Sarawak will not exceed RM300 from Saturday (May 20), said Transport Minister Anthony Loke in a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (May 18). Read more at

The Transport Minister said the discounted rates is part of the ministry's pilot project which will only be applied in the three days leading to the Kaamatan and Gawai festivals.

Loke added that the government had agreed to subsidise the tickets to lighten the burden of Sabahans and Sarawakians who want to return to their hometowns for their respective festivals. "The discounted flight tickets from Peninsular Malaysia to Sabah will be applied three days before Kaamatan on May 27, 28 and 29," he told reporters during a press conference at Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd .

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